Poppy | Flower Art Prints
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Eternal Sleep | Remembrance | Hope
The poppy flower is most commonly associated with remembrance, symbolizing loss due to its growth in war-torn soil, a phenomenon noted since the Napoleonic Wars. The seeds can remain dormant in soil for years, but when they are disturbed, they will begin to blossom. This association was solidified by John McCrae's World War I poem "In Flanders Fields”, leading to the tradition of wearing poppies on Memorial Day and Remembrance Day to honour the fallen and also to represent hope for a peaceful future.
The ancient Greeks linked poppies with sleep due to their sedative sap, and they gave Demeter, the goddess of harvest, a poppy to help her sleep after her daughter, Persephone, was abducted by Hades, leading to poppies springing from Demeter’s footsteps. Poppies are associated with Morpheus, the god of dreams (inspiring the name morphine), as well as the deities Nyx (night), Hypnos (sleep), and Thanatos (death), who all wore crowns of poppies.
Victorians decorated tombstones with poppies representing eternal sleep.
- Made & Designed In Canada
- Art is created by stamping the leaves and petals of the flower
- Two sizes available - 8x10 and 11x14
- Gicleé printed in house on 100% archival cotton rag paper
- All prints are sold unframed
We ship from Canada to Canada, the USA, and Australia.
Orders ship in 3–5 business days and tracking will be emailed to you once it’s on the way.
Estimated delivery: Canada 3–9 days • USA 5–12 days • Australia 10–20 days (business days).
Please note: International orders may be subject to customs fees or taxes, which are the customer’s responsibility. If an order is returned due to unpaid duties, it will not be refunded.
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